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Semiconductor device

Active Publication Date: 2011-12-08
SEMICON ENERGY LAB CO LTD
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[0012]It is another object to achieve a high degree of integration of a semiconductor device having a novel structure, which can hold stored data even when not powered and which has an unlimited number of write cycles.
[0026]In a semiconductor device according to an embodiment of the disclosed invention, side surfaces (or portions thereof) of components of a transistor are aligned with each other. Accordingly, an increase in the degree of integration of the semiconductor device can be achieved. In particular, in a structure including three-dimensionally integrated transistors, a more significant effect can be obtained in combination with an increase in the degree of integration owing to this three-dimensional structure.

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In addition, memory devices including semiconductor elements as described above do not have satisfactory functions that meet a variety of requirements, and therefore need to have further improved functions.

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[0041]In this embodiment, a structure and a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to one embodiment of the disclosed invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1A and 1B, FIGS. 2A to 2C, FIGS. 3A to 3C, FIGS. 4A to 4C, and FIGS. 5A to 5C. Note that FIGS. 1A and 1B, FIGS. 2A to 2C, FIGS. 3A to 3C, FIGS. 4A to 4C, and FIGS. 5A to 5C illustrate part of the semiconductor device for explanation of the semiconductor device and the manufacturing method thereof and do not illustrate the entire structure of the semiconductor device.

[0042]FIGS. 1A and 1B illustrate an example of a structure of the semiconductor device. FIG. 1A is a plan view illustrating part of the semiconductor device, and FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view taken along line A1-A2 of FIG. 1A. In addition, a cross section taken along line A1-A2 of FIG. 2A corresponds to the cross section shown in FIG. 1B. The same applies to FIGS. 2B and 2C, FIGS. 3A to 3C, FIGS. 4A to 4C, and FIGS. 5A to 5C. The se...

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[0125]In this embodiment, an example of application of a semiconductor device according to one embodiment of the disclosed invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6A-1, 6A-2, and 6B and FIGS. 7 to 10. Here, an example of a memory device is described. Note that in some circuit diagrams, “OS” is written beside a transistor in order to indicate that the transistor includes an oxide semiconductor.

[0126]First, a basic circuit configuration and an operation thereof will be described with reference to FIGS. 6A-1, 6A-2, and 6B. In a semiconductor device illustrated in FIG. 6A-1, a first wiring (1st Line) is electrically connected to a source electrode (or a drain electrode) of a transistor 160. A second wiring (2nd Line) is electrically connected to a drain electrode (or a source electrode) of the transistor 160. A third wiring (3rd Line) is electrically connected to a source electrode (or a drain electrode) of a transistor 162. A fourth wiring (4th Line) is electrically connect...

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[0152]Next, a more specific circuit configuration to which the circuit illustrated in FIGS. 6A-1, 6A-2, and 6B is applied and an operation thereof will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 10.

[0153]FIG. 7 is an example of a circuit diagram of a semiconductor device including m (rows) (in a vertical direction)×n (columns) (in a horizontal direction) memory cells 190. The configuration of the memory cells 190 in FIG. 7 is similar to that in FIG. 6A-1. That is, the first wiring and the third wiring in FIG. 6A-1 correspond to a bit line BL in FIG. 7; the second wiring in FIG. 6A-1, a source line SL in FIG. 7; the fourth wiring in FIG. 6A-1, a signal line S in FIG. 7; and the fifth wiring in FIG. 6A-1, a word line WL in FIG. 7. Note that in FIG. 7, the memory cells 190 in a column direction are connected in series in such a manner that the transistors 162 are connected in series and the transistors 160 are connected in series; thus, only the memory cells 190 in the first row are con...

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Abstract

An object is to provide a semiconductor device having a novel structure with a high degree of integration. A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer having a channel formation region, a source electrode and a drain electrode electrically connected to the channel formation region, a gate electrode overlapping with the channel formation region, and a gate insulating layer between the channel formation region and the gate electrode. A portion of a side surface of the semiconductor layer having the channel formation region and a portion of a side surface of the source electrode or the drain electrode are substantially aligned with each other when seen from a planar direction.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]An embodiment of the invention disclosed herein relates to a semiconductor device including a semiconductor element and a manufacturing method of the semiconductor device.BACKGROUND ART[0002]Memory devices including semiconductor elements are broadly classified into two categories: volatile memory devices that lose stored data when not powered, and nonvolatile memory devices that hold stored data even when not powered.[0003]A typical example of volatile memory devices is a dynamic random access memory (DRAM). A DRAM stores data in such a manner that a transistor included in a memory element is selected and electric charge is stored in a capacitor.[0004]When data is read from a DRAM, electric charge in a capacitor is lost according to the above-described principle; thus, another writing operation is necessary every time data is read out. Moreover, a transistor included in a memory element has leakage current (off-state current) between a source and a drain in an ...

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IPC IPC(8): H01L27/088H01L29/78
CPCG11C16/0466H01L27/0688H01L27/11521H01L28/60H01L27/1156H01L27/1225H01L27/11551H10B41/70H10B41/20H10B41/30H01L27/1207H01L29/04H01L29/16H01L29/24H01L29/78H01L29/7869
Inventor KATO, KIYOSHI
Owner SEMICON ENERGY LAB CO LTD